PKHeX vs Fallout Shelter Save Editor

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P PKHeX #3 in Game Save Editors —/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit PKHeX

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Fallout Shelter Save Editor #6 in Game Save Editors —/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Open the editor

• PKHeX fits best

  Pokémon save management and conversion

• Fallout Shelter Save Editor fits best

  Complete Fallout Shelter vault editing

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Side by side

Feature	PPKHeX —/10 Visit ↗	Fallout Shelter Save Editor —/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	—	—
Ranking	#3 in Game Save Editors	#6 in Game Save Editors
Best for	Pokémon save management and conversion	Complete Fallout Shelter vault editing
Pricing model	Free	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud
Platforms	Windows	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Docs
Built for	Solo	Solo
Features PKHeX 4/4 · Fallout Shelter Save Editor 4/4
Inventory editing	✓	✓
Progression editing	✓	✓
Character stats editing	✓	✓
Automatic backup	✓	✓
Specs
Supported platforms	Windows	PC (Windows), Android, iOS, Switch
Supported games	Pokémon core series; GameCube Pokémon savegames	Fallout Shelter
Our review
Pros	Supports core-series saves, GameCube memory-card files, and entity files Converts data between generations and imports Mystery Gift and GO Park entities Batch editing includes undo and redo, with configurable automatic backups	Edits dwellers, resources, rooms, inventory, quests, and genetics Runs locally in the browser with no account or server upload Creates a timestamped backup before the first save export
Cons	Runs on Windows only Edits decrypted save files only Automatic backups require configuration and an existing backup folder	It supports Fallout Shelter only The project is unofficial and not affiliated with Bethesda Mobile and console save placement guidance is community-reported
Our verdict	PKHeX is a Windows Forms application for editing decrypted Pokémon core-series save files. It is aimed at players and preservation-focused users who need to modify complete saves, individual Pokémon entity files, inventory data,… Read the review →	Fallout Shelter Save Editor is a free, open-source web application for viewing and modifying Fallout Shelter save files. It is aimed at players who want detailed control over a vault across PC, Android, iOS, and Switch versions of the… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• PKHeX — where it wins

  • Supports core-series saves, GameCube memory-card files, and entity files
  • Converts data between generations and imports Mystery Gift and GO Park entities
  • Batch editing includes undo and redo, with configurable automatic backups

  Where it doesn't

  • Runs on Windows only
  • Edits decrypted save files only
  • Automatic backups require configuration and an existing backup folder

• Fallout Shelter Save Editor — where it wins

  • Edits dwellers, resources, rooms, inventory, quests, and genetics
  • Runs locally in the browser with no account or server upload
  • Creates a timestamped backup before the first save export

  Where it doesn't

  • It supports Fallout Shelter only
  • The project is unofficial and not affiliated with Bethesda
  • Mobile and console save placement guidance is community-reported

• PPKHeX—/10 · Free plan

  A broad Windows toolkit for editing, converting, importing, and backing up Pokémon saves.

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• Fallout Shelter Save Editor—/10 · Free plan

  A broad, open-source toolkit for editing Fallout Shelter vault saves.

  Open the editorFull verdict →